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Ireland squad vote to play Israel tie despite Gaza unease

Pope prays at Lourdes after huge Paris mass

Gutsy Vollering wins cycling road race world title

USA trims International lead after Presidents Cup four-balls

Vollering wins cycling road race world title

Russia accuses Europe of blocking Ukraine talks, as strikes drag on

Man City's meteoric rise clouded by dark shadow

'He said hello': Families pray with pope on Paris avenue

Mbappe out for two weeks or more with knee injury say Real

Pope celebrates giant Paris mass, flies to Lourdes

Lyon collapse away to Stade and suffer first Top 14 loss

Thousands march in Madrid over eviction of 87-year-old woman

Russia accuses Europe of seeking to thwart Ukraine talks

England women back to winning ways with last-gasp defeat of New Zealand

Boost for Berhalter as Adams returns to USA squad

Midfielder Tyler Adams is back in the United States squad for the first time since the World Cup in Qatar after coach Gregg Berhalter called him up for this month's CONCACAF Nations League finals.

Navarro stuns Sabalenka to reach Indian Wells quarter-finals

American Emma Navarro shocked second-seeded Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA and ATP Indian Wells Masters.

Death toll climbs to seven in huge northern China blast

A large suspected gas explosion at a building in northern China has left at least seven people dead and dozens more injured, state media reported Thursday.

Brazil revs up for jolt of hybrid car investments

Brazil is charging up for a hybrid revolution as global car manufacturers race to pump billions of dollars into the development of green vehicles in Latin America's biggest economy.

TikTok devotees say platform unfairly targeted for US ban

TikTok creators voiced outrage Wednesday over proposed legislation that could scuttle the platform in the United States, saying it defies common sense and financial wisdom.

Haiti's emboldened gangs could scuttle political solution

After years of chaos in Haiti, ultraviolent gangs have turned into their own power centers, posing a massive challenge as the international community pushes a political solution for the country's crisis.

Yellen says US unlikely to see 'stagflation'

The United States is not expected to see stagflation, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in an interview broadcast Wednesday, adding that most forecasters expect inflation to cool as housing costs move lower.

Haitians scramble to form governing body amid gang violence

Haitian stakeholders were working feverishly Wednesday to form a transitional governing body, after Prime Minister Ariel Henry agreed to resign in hopes of restoring order to the impoverished nation as it faces a deep crisis of gang violence.

UN agency says Israel struck Gaza warehouse amid race for aid

The main UN aid agency in war-ravaged Gaza said an Israeli strike Wednesday hit one of its warehouses, killing an employee, as calls intensified for land routes to bring food into the besieged territory.

UK to ban foreign state ownership of British newspapers

The UK announced Wednesday that it plans to bar overseas governments from owning British newspapers, a move that could scupper the contentious Abu Dhabi-led takeover of the Telegraph Media Group.

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